The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-12-17
MONROE. LOUISIANA SATURDAY DECEMBER IT. 1887
HEAVY HAUL.

AHEAvY HAUL.
"A st. Louis, Arkansas nnd Texas Trnta
Robbed Near Tcxarkana and
! $4,000 stolen.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Dec. 10.-In-
formation has Just been received here
that the train bound north over the st.
Louis, Arkansas and Texas Railroad
was stopped by train robbers ten mllee
this side of Texarkana, Ark, late last
night, and the freight cur, .lnail and
passengers all relieved Of cash. The
amount is not yet known. aa
Governor Hughes has just received
the following from General Superln.
tendent Homan, of the st. Louis, Ar.
kansas and Texas Railroad:
TEXARKANA, Ark, Dec. 10.-To
Hon. s. p. Hughes, Governor: Our
uorth-bouud passenger train was rob-
bed about ten miles north OF here last
evening, about Z O'Clock, by three mas
ked men. The express car was robbed,
but the passengers and mail were not
molested.
! Have started an armed posse from
here north and from Leadville south,
q posse has sIso gone up the Iron
Mountain Road to Mando. The
sherifis will watch tho roads leading to
this place. w. P. HoMAN.
Governor Hughes has offered 5000
for the arrest and conviction Of each
robber. The railroad company also
offered several thousand dollars re.
ward. sE.o
The amount taken Ia said TO reach
SAC, 900.
a Gazette Pine Bluff special says
last night, twelve miles north of Tex.
arkaua, on the train bound north. II.
p. johnson, the postal clerk on duty
at the time, says the train was sud-
denly stopped when moving out of
Geneva Station.
He saw three rcugh-looking men
board the engine and he knew sone-
thing was wrong, so he blew out tho
lights in his compartment and locked
the door. The express messenger did
the same thing. 2
The three robbers were armed with
Winchester rifle aud couple Of pls-
tols each. They ordered the doors
opened and fred several shots through
the windows. They then used pick.
ak and johnson fred one shot through
the window, which Was answered by
Il voiley.
Finding resistance useless and the
lives OF the engineer and fireman at
stake, the express messenger opened
his doors when a light was struck and
. search by the robbers began. john
son does not know accurately, but
thinks the robbers must have gotten
$4,000. A good deal of Louisiana
Lottery money Went up in small de.
nominations.
TIE leader of tho robbers was much
agitatsd, and the mail clerk told him
he was more scared than he (Johnson)
was.
Johnson says he would know one of
the men anywhere. The leader weighs
200 pounds and is thick, heavy sci
man very rough, big hands aud feet
and blue eyes.
The conductor opened tho door and
was fired on. There was panic
among the passengers, who seemed
paralyzed with fear.
After cutting the express car they
entered the mail car. johnson expos
tulated that that was Uncle Sans do
minicn and that they already had a
good deal of booty and If they distur-
bed the mails 1t would go hard with
| them. Ono replied Hthat Is So" and
that they would not touch the malls.
Great excitement prevails in the re-
gion of the robbery and mounted mon
are securing the woods everywhere.
The officials at Lewisviiie, rs soon as
notified, went out with posse.
We have not learned the extent Of
the robbing of passengers.
After the robbery officers were soon
on the ground and two OF them had q
running fight with the robbers for
about mile and half. One robber
lost his hat and cartridge box. Another
was wounded, as shown by the blood
along tho trail.
All parties were mounted, and 30 far
the robbers have escaped, although
their capture js hourly expected, as
officers are securing the country in
every direction. The passengers were
not molested. Later Developments
show that no attempt was made to rob
the passenger coaches.
At O'Clock this morning one pur.
suing party came up with fugitives be-
iieved 20 be the robbers, aud n running
fight followed, the posse firing guns
aud pistols, ia which there was an
occasional reply.
Laie tonight no captures had been
made, but the officers were pursuing
the robbers with bloodhounds, conf
dent of their early capture.